Salvia caused HPPD. Please help with medication for extreme anxiety and bipolar depression.

[Richard253]

Hello can someone help me with my horrible constant anxiety and depression from salvia caused hppd? I used to take keppra 500 mg twice a day and then 1 gram Keppra XR (extended release) once a day, and as greatly as it helped me, it would have off and on/sporadic negative side effects like depression and suicidal thoughts but i still thought it was worth it because it tamed my anxiety which was horrible for me and still is now that i am of it. I live near Seattle WA area and am looking for a new doctor or nurse practitioner to help me with my hppd by prescribing me with the best possible med combo and therapy. Any suggestions and help? I need it desperately, i hate living like this and can't go back to keppra, i need to try something new, im hoping for a cure but treatment would be enough for me. 

[Fawkinchit]

The only other thing that I am aware of that doctors will prescribe are benzos. As for natural and something immediately go get some lemon balm, the dropper bottle one is good for dosage to your personal need so I recommend that.

[Richard253]

Thank you! But as for benzos i have tried them and they are too short term and not as effective as keppra, too sedative and addicting. I use those for emergencies. I have looked at the topics on here but i can't find any good salvia caused hppd topics which i believe would help me best, but i'm open for any ideas. I just need to get over this extreme anxiety especially so i can live up to my life's ambitions as a 20 year old college student and musician/composer. 

[VisualDude]

There is no standard treatment protocol for HPPD.  If Keppra has helped you so much, why not continue?  Or did it stop helping?

[Richard253]

There were side effects that were horrible, but were not always a daily or even weekly frequency. but when they occurred which could happen anytime, they were horrible and made me emotionally numb, depressed. 

[Fawkinchit]

Thank you! But as for benzos i have tried them and they are too short term and not as effective as keppra, too sedative and addicting. I use those for emergencies. I have looked at the topics on here but i can't find any good salvia caused hppd topics which i believe would help me best, but i'm open for any ideas. I just need to get over this extreme anxiety especially so i can live up to my life's ambitions as a 20 year old college student and musician/composer.

As I also listed, lemon balm.

[WuWei]

Try some L-Theanine and magnesium.  Both over the counter (or the internet)

[Merkan]

Try some L-Theanine and magnesium. Both over the counter (or the internet)

Magnesium! Yes, look for magnesium citrate 250-500mg/day. Its the only thing that have a similar effect to Keppra when it comes to anx.

[neffbull]

Lamictal is used to treat bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and can help with HPPD.

Its helped me with all of those, apart from bp which it looks like I don't have.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamotrigine